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• seams — sɪːm n. stitches used to fasten two pieces of material; line where two pieces are stitched together; crease, wrinkle; crack, furrow, groove; thin layer of rock or mineral (Geology) v. sew, fasten with stitches; furrow, make grooves; become… …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Coal Seams of the South Yorkshire Coalfield — The coal seams worked in the South Yorkshire coalfield lie mainly in the middle coal measures. These are a series of mudstones, shales, sandstones, and coal seams laid down during the Carboniferous period about 350 million years ago. The total… …   Wikipedia

• burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• come apart at the seams — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To become upset to the point where one loses self control and composure as if having suffered a sudden nervous breakdown. * /After his divorce Joe seemed to be coming apart at the seams./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• come apart at the seams — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To become upset to the point where one loses self control and composure as if having suffered a sudden nervous breakdown. * /After his divorce Joe seemed to be coming apart at the seams./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Bursting at the Seams — Infobox Album Name = Bursting at the Seams Type = studio Artist = Strawbs Released = 1973 Recorded = October December 1972 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 40:29 Label = A M, (UK) Producer = Strawbs Reviews = *All Music Guide rating|4.5|5… …   Wikipedia

• be bursting at the seams — be bursting/bulging/at the seams informal phrase to be very full of people or things The house was bursting at the seams with furniture. Thesaurus: to be full or contain a great dealsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• be coming apart at the seams — be coming/falling apart at the seams 1. if a system or organization is coming apart at the seams, it is in a very bad condition and likely to fail. For a while it seemed that the whole Asian economy was just coming apart at the seams. 2. if… …   New idioms dictionary

• be falling apart at the seams — be coming/falling apart at the seams 1. if a system or organization is coming apart at the seams, it is in a very bad condition and likely to fail. For a while it seemed that the whole Asian economy was just coming apart at the seams. 2. if… …   New idioms dictionary